About

Oskar is a multi-internationally awarded Creative Director with a passion for solving complex problems with simple, powerful ideas.

In his career so far, Oskar has given Americans free international passports and helped ALS patients speak again; he’s brewed beers from tears, brought the Spirit of Australia back from COVID, built Australia’s first permanent landmark for regional LGBTQIA+ Pride, and raised millions for medical research with a single question.

His creative work has been covered by news outlets around the world and celebrated at every major awards show, including D&AD (Black Pencil) Cannes Lions (Grand Prix), One Show (Best in Discipline), LIA, Clios, New York Festivals, the Effies, Adfest, AWARD, the Webbys and more. In 2019 his work earned BWM Dentsu the title of Digital Agency of the Year at Adfest and Regional Agency of the Year (APAC) at New York Festivals, as well as its first ever spot in the WARC Top 10 creative agencies in the world.

In 2020 he was ranked #20 most awarded copywriter in the world by The Drum World Creative Rankings.

EXPERIENCE
2021 - Now: Creative Partner, Akcelo
2019 - 2021: Creative Director, BWM Dentsu Sydney
2016 - 2018: Senior Creative, BWM Dentsu Sydney
2012 - 2016: Creative, Publicis Mojo Sydney
2010 - 2012: Creative, Droga5 Sydney
2009: Junior Creative, Garbergs Stockholm

KEY CLIENTS
McDonald’s
Qantas
Forty Winks
The Garvan Institute
NBN
Tinder
ALS Association
Charles Sturt University
Toyota
Nestlé
Virgin Active

New York Festivals
2020 Grand Jury member

AWARD Awards
2019 Jury member | Digital

Webby Awards
2019, 2020 Jury member

AWARD School
Tutor of the Year 2017

oskar.westerdal@gmail.com
+61 415 079 508